Welton Davey

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Saint Louis, MO 63138

Mobile 314/570-2914

Email: acvjjv@r.postjobfree.com

LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/weltondavey

Human Resources Leader with over 15 years of experience. My career has encompassed the entire spectrum of HR generalist responsibilities. In my career I have had extensive labor relations experience, which included serving as 1st chair human resources support in union negotiations. I have sourced and recruited at hourly up through senior manager level employees. My roles have included the responsibilities of performance managements at all employee levels as well as strategic and tactical human resources planning.

Core Professional Strengths

Talent Acquisition

Compensation

Career Development

Orientation & On-boarding

Employee/Labor Relations

Performance Management

Procedure Development

HRIS/PeopleSoft

Strategic Planning

Succession Planning

Legal Compliance

Organizational Development

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

Strategic Initiatives

Focused on strategies that centered on helping managers and leaders develop the skills that would be necessary to lead the organization

Instituted a new electronic time and attendance system despite pushback from field employees. The implementation of this system save the company $8,000 annually

Aligned the corporate mission and aligned company competencies throughout the recruiting processes, performance management processes and training processes

Reduced OSHA recordable accidents by over 60% over a four year period

Created, designed the necessary budget and implemented the business unit employee engagement program for over 300 employees

Leadership/Contract Negotiations

Exhibited leadership through visibility. Frequently interacted with the employees on the floor and focused on building and maintaining employee morale

Aligned foundation for future bargaining through frequent and regular dialogue with union shop stewards and union business agents

Co-leader on facilitating the start up of two new business units and two new human resources departments involving hiring of all the management personnel, creation and development of policies and procedures and establishing all the necessary legal compliance processes

Insured that 100% of all exempt level employees created and completed an annual career management plan

Led team that designed, created and implemented the hourly training program for over 300 employees

Organizational/Staff Development

Worked with and trained first line managers to help them understand how to consistently apply work policies and procedures so that employees could see that their issues were handled fairly.

Influenced management to commit to long term management development training program

Created concise and detailed job descriptions and identified market compensation. Followed up by strategically sourcing candidates and providing them with realistic job previews

Focused on diversity as a key pillar to the talent management strategy

Maintained an annual turnover rate of less than 3% in a manufacturing environment

CAREER HISTORY

Human Resources Manager

Prairie Farms, Granite City, IL 2011 – Present

Major dairy manufacturing co-op and producer of milk products, ice cream, cottage cheese and juices.

Effectively managed a cultural change creating a positive relationship between management and union employees

Supervised one direct report

Implemented a series of effective processes and procedures as it relates to payroll, recruiting and new hire orientations

Provide and implemented training solutions

Proposed and currently implementing new safety awareness initiative combining formal training, education, employee incentives and progressive cultural change

Developed a corporate wide leadership development program

Human Resource Manager/HR Business Partner

Elsevier, Saint Louis, MO 2011

International print and publishing company for paperback and eBook medical journals

Acted as HR business partner to client and functional departments

Coordinated with manager on creation and implementation of performance improvement plans

Performed salary reviews and recommended pay increases based on results of accumulated data

Handled multi-state human resources support for over 30 US states and over 500 company professionals within these states

Human Resources Manager

ARAMARK, Saint Louis, MO 2004 – 2011

Global Fortune 500 leader in professional services providing facilities management, food, hospitality, uniform and work apparel.

Provided human resources support to over 300 employees (union and non-union) in over 80 locations

Maintained turnover below 10% for 7 years

Successfully negotiated 4 collective bargaining agreements

Participated in multi-state human resources support

Supported 2 company acquisitions resulting in major culture changes

Supervised up to 3 human resource professionals

Handled union grievance and National Labor Relation Board charge resolutions

Recruiter

Convergys Corporation, Saint Louis, MO 2001 – 2004

Fortune 1000 company offering customer care, human resources and billing services to clients in seventy countries.

Conducted training seminars for management level employees

Recruited for an organization that had an average turnover of 125%

Staffed an average of over 200 employees per month

Restructured employee referral program and instituted efficient process for tracking employee referrals

Developed a training program outlining the online benefit system

Assistant Recruiting Manager

Spann Building Maintenance Company, Saint Louis, MO 1999 – 2000

Contracted commercial facilities services organization

Organized all aspects of recruiting events including PR events with community organizations

Resolved labor relations issues

Supervised staff of four

Managed recruiting activities for a company averaging 110% turnover

Trained effective interview techniques to recruiters and staff

Contractor

Kelly Services, Saint Louis, MO 1995 – 2001

Providing temporary, fulltime placement, vendor on-site and outsourcing services.

In various roles, provided support and administration to clients such as McDonnell Douglas/Boeing and the USDA.

Responsible for coordination of new hires and their families to companies abroad

Acted as a liaison between domestic and foreign company in acquiring foreign visas

Senior Human Resources Representative

McDonnell Douglas Corporation – Boeing

Khamis Mushayt, Saudi Arabia 1995 – 1996

American Fortune 500 Multinational Corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets and satellites.

Responsible for all HR generalist activities

Handled various in-country employee relations issues

Served as on call 24/7 human resources support

Processed all new hire paperwork

Coordinated all demobilization travel arrangements

Served as co-chairman and organizer of major charitable event fundraisers

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS/ASSOCIATIONS

Master's Degree in Human Resources

Webster University, Saint Louis, MO

Master's Degree Marketing

Webster University, Saint Louis, MO

Bachelor's Degree in Management

Webster University, Saint Louis, MO

Bachelor's Degree in Media Studies - Journalism

Webster University, Saint Louis, MO

Professional Human Resources Certificate (PHR)

Certified Targeted Selection Facilitator

Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) Membership

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